BRS Auto Dosing

revhtree · Apr 17, 2012

Could someone explain to me BRS auto dosing and what all I need to get it going?

I need details! LOL! :tongue:

dougers31 · Apr 17, 2012

Just need timers or a controller to run them. There are two (brs)models that I know of, one that doses 1.1 mil per minute, and one that doses 50mil per minute. The 50mil is mostly used for kalk/topoff while the 1.1's are used for dosing 2 part. All you have to do is figure out how much you want to dose on a daily basis and then set your timer(s) accordingly. Before I set mine up I calibrated both pumps by running them for an hour and measuring how much they dispensed, they did have a slight variation between them but not a big deal. Some folks like to run the pumps several times a day to keep things balanced, I myself like to run each one once a day for simplicity reasons. The one thing I would do is run the calcium pump opposite the alk, or at least have them run a couple of hours apart. Most folks(and myself) run the alk at night to help keep the ph up since it tends to drop at night.

CUNAReefer · Apr 17, 2012

dougers31 said:
Just need timers or a controller to run them. There are two (brs)models that I know of, one that doses 1.1 mil per minute, and one that doses 50mil per minute. The 50mil is mostly used for kalk/topoff while the 1.1's are used for dosing 2 part. All you have to do is figure out how much you want to dose on a daily basis and then set your timer(s) accordingly. Before I set mine up I calibrated both pumps by running them for an hour and measuring how much they dispensed, they did have a slight variation between them but not a big deal.

+1 I use both pumps. While hooked up to my RKE, I have the 50ml connected to my Avast Marine Works Kalk Stirrer and the 1.1ml connected to my ZEOVit ZEOStart. My Kalk kicks on for 5 minutes and off for 30 minutes. The one issue I have with the 1.1ml is the air pockets that eventually build up in the tubing. Once a day, I'll kick the 1.1ml pump on to make up for any shortages the air pockets cause. These pumps are very good and the customer service is top tier.